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Na actual sociedade da informação e da comunicação, cheia de mudanças tecnológicas capazes de afectar as mais distintas áreas sociais e profissionais, é essencial aprender continuamente e durante toda a vida para se poderem aproveitar as oportunidades que essas mudanças acarretam. Visando ultrapassar as barreiras espácio-temporais, actualmente e cada vez mais no futuro, a aprendizagem ao longo da vida basear-se-á na pesquisa e na partilha de
conteúdos online. De um estudo individualista e solitário caminha-se para um
paradigma de colaboração entre indivíduos com interesses comuns.
Nesta nova forma de construção do conhecimento, as novas ferramentas
tecnológicas desempenham um papel fundamental ao permitirem a utilização,
recombinação e armazenamento de grandes quantidades de informação. No entanto é
interessante saber se existem vantagens na introdução das tecnologias informáticas ao
nível da aprendizagem e da colaboração entre alunos nos primeiros anos da
aprendizagem formal e de que modo é que essas vantagens se processam. Por outro
lado, é fundamental a percepção que os intervenientes no processo educativo têm acerca
do uso das Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TIC) em contexto de sala de
aula.
Neste trabalho de investigação qualitativa, inserido no Mestrado de Ciências da
Educação – Especialização em Informática Educacional, abordando-se temas como a
aprendizagem, as TIC e o trabalho colaborativo, procurou averiguar-se acerca das
potencialidades das ferramentas informáticas enquanto promotoras de aprendizagens
colaborativas no 1.º Ciclo. Após a revisão da literatura e com o objectivo de responder à
questão de investigação pré-estabelecida, reuniram-se informações através da
observação directa dos alunos em contexto de sala de aula e da aplicação de entrevistas
aos discentes e às professoras. Analisados e relacionados os dados recolhidos, este
estudo evidencia que as TIC influenciam positivamente a motivação para a
aprendizagem, promovem o trabalho colaborativo em grupo e contribuem para a
apreensão de regras sociais.
In today's information and communication society, full of technological changes which can affect the most diverse social and professional areas, it is essential to learn continuously and throughout life in order to be able to seize the opportunities that these changes entail. To overcome the barriers of space and time, nowadays and increasingly more in the future, lifelong learning will be based on research and sharing of online contents. From an individualistic and solitary study we’re heading to a paradigm of collaboration between individuals with common interests. In this new form of knowledge construction, the new technological tools play an essential role by allowing the use, recombination and storage of large amounts of information. However, it is interesting to know whether there are advantages in the introduction of information technology in learning and collaboration between students in the first years of formal learning and how are these advantages processed. On the other hand, it is essential the perception of those involved in the educational process about the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the classroom context. In this work of qualitative research, integrated into the Master of Science in Education - Specialization in Educational Informatics, topics such as learning, ICT and collaborative work were discussed and it was taken into consideration the potential of computer tools as promoters of collaborative learning in primary education. After reviewing the literature and in order to answer the pre-established question of research, information was gathered through direct observation of students in the classroom context and the carrying out of interviews with students and teachers. After analysing and relating the collected data, this study shows that ICT positively influence the motivation for learning, promote collaborative work in groups and contribute to the understanding of social rules.
In today's information and communication society, full of technological changes which can affect the most diverse social and professional areas, it is essential to learn continuously and throughout life in order to be able to seize the opportunities that these changes entail. To overcome the barriers of space and time, nowadays and increasingly more in the future, lifelong learning will be based on research and sharing of online contents. From an individualistic and solitary study we’re heading to a paradigm of collaboration between individuals with common interests. In this new form of knowledge construction, the new technological tools play an essential role by allowing the use, recombination and storage of large amounts of information. However, it is interesting to know whether there are advantages in the introduction of information technology in learning and collaboration between students in the first years of formal learning and how are these advantages processed. On the other hand, it is essential the perception of those involved in the educational process about the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the classroom context. In this work of qualitative research, integrated into the Master of Science in Education - Specialization in Educational Informatics, topics such as learning, ICT and collaborative work were discussed and it was taken into consideration the potential of computer tools as promoters of collaborative learning in primary education. After reviewing the literature and in order to answer the pre-established question of research, information was gathered through direct observation of students in the classroom context and the carrying out of interviews with students and teachers. After analysing and relating the collected data, this study shows that ICT positively influence the motivation for learning, promote collaborative work in groups and contribute to the understanding of social rules.
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Aprendizagem Trabalho colaborativo TIC Mesas educativas 1º Ciclo Matemática Língua inglesa Learning Collaborative work ICT E-blocks solutions Primary education Mathematics English language